Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- BNP on Wednesday called as 'blatantly false and fabricated' an interview published in Kolkata-based Indian news outlet Ei Samay, which claimed that its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir wants Awami League and Jatiya Party in the next national election.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, signed by BNP Assistant Office Secretary Taiful Islam Tipu, the party also said that Fakhrul has not given any interviews to any foreign media in recent times.

"A baseless report has been published recently, claiming that BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir gave an interview to the Bengali daily Ei Samay in Kolkata and said he wants Awami League and Jatiya Party in the Election,' the so-called interview is en...